gedämpfter

[ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ]

/[ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gedämpfter” is uncommon German (frequency #87,727 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,727
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedampfter · gedämpfter · German

gedämpfter · rank #87,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,727
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gedenktafeln

Nearest frequency peer: Gedenktafeln (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gedämpfter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gedämpfter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gedämpfter
PropertyValue
Headwordgedämpfter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gedämpfter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gedämpfterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gedenktafeln“ (#87,726), „geeintes“ (#87,728), „Geckos“ (#87,725). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gedämpfter“ bei #87,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gedämpfter is uncommon German at frequency #87,727 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for gedämpfter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gedämpfter, spelled G-E-D-Ä-M-P-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gedämpfter"?
"gedämpfter" is spelled G-E-D-Ä-M-P-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ].
What does "gedämpfter" mean?
As an adjective, "gedämpfter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedämpft
How do you pronounce "gedämpfter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedämpfter" is [ɡəˈdɛmp͡ftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedämpfter" come from?
"gedämpfter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gedämpfter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list